Let us invite you most cordially to the 20th International Chess and Games Festival CZECH OPEN 2009, which will take place 16.07. - 02.08.2009 in Pardubice (the Czech Republic). Within the frame of the festival there will be more than 100 tournaments in chess and other games, i.a. European Youth Chess Teams Championship, ISCU Children Clubs Chess Championship and European Amateurs Championship in Chess. More detailed information should be found at http://www.czechopen.net/news/index.php. The festival website will be ready till the end of April.

Furthermore we would like to invite you to the 9th International Chess Festival ZNOJMO OPEN 2009, which will be held 30.04. - 03.05.2009 in the town of Znojmo (the Czech Republic). Within the frame of the festival there will be among others FIDE open with 7 rounds, the Znojmo Queen - Open Women's Czech Championship in Active Chess, the Znojmo Princess-active chess for girls up to 14 years of age and Ing. Turek's Memorial Competition – Open Local Championship of South Moravian Chess Federation in Active Chess for individuals. More detailed information at http://www.czechtour.net/znojmo-open/.

Information about other chess festivals held within the frame of CZECH TOUR 2009/2010 Series should be found at http://www.czechtour.net/news/. The website of this year's series will be ready till the end of May.